Articles tagged with: Kindle and E Reader

E-Readers Will Take Off for Holiday Shoppers - but in 2010

­2009 is likely to be remembered as a watershed year in the evolution of e-books and e-readers with several milestones and product launches standing out as catalysts for change in the market, according to Gartner. However, Gartner said that while the number of electronic readers sold is likely to increase in 2009, it expects 2010 to be the year when e-book readers really become popular consumer electronic devices, culminating in e-reader "mania" for the 2010 holiday season.  more

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e-Readers Trump Game Consoles & MP3 Players on Holiday Wish Lists

­e-Readers are positioned to be a hot-selling gadget this holiday season. A recent Gadgetology study commissioned by Retrevo.com asked a large online sample of individuals if they were planning on buying an e-Reader this year. The response indicated 1 in 5 intended to purchase an e-Reader before the end of 2009.  more

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Global e-Paper Display Market to Exceed $2.5 Billion by 2013

After a long development and commercialization period, low-power "electronic ink" displays are finally out of the labs and hitting the market in a big way, thanks mainly to Amazon's kindle e-book reader. The kindle caught on with early adopters the way Apple's iPod did. What remains to be seen is whether other contenders - some with possibly better technology - will displace the kindle and/or expand the market beyond tech-savvy road warriors.  more

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Consumers are Drawn to E-Reader Convenience but Seek Tactile Experience

E-reader adoption has piqued some interest among consumers, but according to a new report from market research company The NPD Group there is still some consumer convincing to be done. While 37 percent of consumers surveyed expressed interest in purchasing an e-reader, more than 40 percent of consumers said they were "somewhat uninterested" or "not interested at all."  more

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